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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1977
CONTRACT FOR TSUEN WAN AUDITORIUM SIGNED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $12.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TSUEN WAN AUDITORIUM TO HING LEE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
THE CONTRACT, WHICH FORMS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE $23 MILLION PROJECT, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUDITORIUM FOR CONCERTS AND DANCE PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITION HALLS AND AN ENTRANCE FOYER WITH BAR FACILITIES.
IT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS MORNING IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BY MR. K.M. TSENG, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, AND MR. WILLIAM SIT OF HING LEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MR. TSENG SAID THAT WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
HE SAID THAT THE 1,500-SEAT AUDITORIUM WOULD BE SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL. BUT MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE MADE TO MAKE IT MORE SUITABLE FOR CONCERTS AND CHINESE DRAMA PERFORMANCES.
MOST OF THE SEATS WOULD BE ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE AUDITORIUM AND THE REST ON THE BALCONY.
ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF THE CULTURAL COMPLEX THERE WOULD BE AREAS SUITABLE FOR HOLDING EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. A BAR WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE GROUND FLOOR FOYER.
MR. TSENG SAID: THE PEOPLE OF TSUEN WAN ARE TAKING AN INCREASING INTEREST IN ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA.
+THE AUDITORIUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE TSUEN WAN WITH MUCH-NEEDED FACILITIES FOR THE INCREASING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE RURAL AREAS, WILL BE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN, NEXT TO THE TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY BUILDING.+
EVENTUALLY, IT WILL BE LINKED VIA A PEDESTRIAN DECK TO THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING ADJACENT TO IT.
AT PRESENT, MR. TSENG ADDED, ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONCERTS, PLAYS, DANCING PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS, HAD TO BE HELD IN PREMISES LIKE SCHOOL HALLS WHICH HAVE POOR ACOUSTICS, INADEQUATE REHEARSAL ROOMS, AND WHICH CANNOT ACCOMMODATE LARGE AUDIENCES.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS PLEDGED A DONATION OF $10 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE PROJECT.
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